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Harper: no ‘big bang’ announcement on GBR
Transport Secretary insists rail reform is progressing
HS2 - Burton Green tunnel takes shape
THE 200-METRE-LONG portal for the Burton Green porous tunnel near Kenilworth has been finished, with 500 metres of the structure to be completed.
SE prepares for Class 707 introduction
… Southeastern says it expects to introduce five-car Class 707 EMUs cascaded from South Western Railway from the autumn. The Siemens units are being replaced by Alstom Class 701 units, despite only being built from 2014 to 2018. … Southeastern service, they will replace some of its older Class 465/466 ‘Networker’ EMUs. Although a preview service …
Converted ‘Pacer’ returns as ‘STEAM’ carriage
By Andy Roden
… Repurposed ‘144’ donated to school A Class 144 DMU donated by Porterbrook has been officially …
‘802’ maintenance deal extended
By PHILIP SHERRATT
… extended Hitachi Rail’s maintenance contract for its 36 Class 802 bi-modes, owned by Eversholt Rail, until 2028. …
Enfield crash driver tested positive for drugs
… Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has found. The train, Class 710 EMU No 710124 and another unit, was travelling at …
HS2 claims UK’s heaviest bridge slide
By Andy Roden
New structure pushed under WCML
c2c ‘720s’ set for autumn debut
… Eight units accepted c2c has accepted more Alstom Class 720 EMUs, with the operator hoping to introduce the … passenger service in September. The operator has 12x5-car Class 720/6s on order, financed by Porterbrook. By early June … recently opened, and the Southend Training Academy has a Class 720 full cabin simulator as well as one Class 357 …
Major concern about South West work
… emerges from Parsons Tunnel on 28 April 2023 with the 08.50 Penzance to Cardiff Central, with work to build a …
TPE marks Eurovision with special train
By Andy Roden
… to run extra services TransPennine Express has wrapped Class 397 EMU No 397011 in a special vinyl wrap to mark the …
HS2 hails London tunnels progress
HS2’s first two Tunnel Boring Machines in London have completed the first mile of twin-bored tunnel in the capital
First steel beams arrive for Wendover viaduct
By Andy Roden
Push launch of deck to take place this year
LNER runs test train to Cleethorpes
By Andy Roden
… to the Lincolnshire town in the future. Formed of bi-mode Class 800/2 No 800207, the train ran from Doncaster, calling …
Draft Rail Reform Bill promises scrutiny of GBR plans…
… any and all measures which help build a vibrant, world-class railway for the future, and avoids any hint of …
HS2 seeks platform edge door supplier
HS2 has begun the search for a contractor to supply platform edge doors for Old Oak Common and Interchange stations